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GAMMA#431 Thorsen v Kravinoff PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Ming Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dong Ming Pak!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak shoots in looking for a takedown but Beater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beater sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pak somewhat.
Beater looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beater.
Pak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pak trying to control the action but Beater is working from the bottom.
Pak tries to move into full mount but can't pass Beater's legs.
Pak tries for a kimura but Beater is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater is not content to let Pak control the position.
Beater prevents Pak from improving position.
Pak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Beater is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pak prevents Beater from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beater is looking for a sweep.
Pak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Beater knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater is letting Pak control him for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Beater can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pak slips under a jab.
Pak blocks a head kick by Beater.
Beater lands a jab.
Beater throws a right hand that Pak ducks under and follows up with a left that Pak also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Beater misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pak is defended easily by Beater.
Meat Beater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Ming Pak.
Pak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beater counters with a left and a right that stings Pak.
Beater misses with a two punch combination.
Beater lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beater but Beater pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beater lands with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beater sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beater lands a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pak.
Beater moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Beater.
Beater misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pak slips under a jab.
Pak moves out of range of the leg kick from Beater.
Beater scores with a jab.
Beater throws a series of punches but Pak avoids them all with ease.
Beater takes the fight into the clinch.
Beater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beater wants to stall.
Pak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pak trying to control the position but instead, Beater has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pak into the cage.
Beater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pak jumps guard but Beater turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Beater walks away with a smile on his face. Pak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Meat Beater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Ming Pak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beater scores with a decent looking hook.
Beater lands a head shot.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beater catches Pak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beater can pounce on him.
Beater is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beater lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pak takes a step back to recover.
Beater misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pak shoots in looking for a takedown but Beater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pak has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater cracks Pak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meat Beater is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Beater.
A telegraphed right hand from Beater misses the target.
Beater tries to clinch there but Pak circles away.
Meat Beater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beater circles away.
Pak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beater pinned against the cage. Beater gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beater throws a looping overhand right but Pak ducks down to avoid it.
Beater scores with the left hand. Pak knows he should have avoided that one.
Meat Beater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pak slips a jab from Beater.
Nice takedown defense from Beater. No joy for Pak on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Beater misses its intended target.
Beater looks to throw the jab but Pak is out of range.
Pak shoots in for a takedown but Beater shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Beater. No joy for Pak on that attempt.
Good leg kick by Beater there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pak shoots in but Beater avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beater lands a right hook to the body.
Beater throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beater digs a good body shot into Pak's ribs.
Pak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pak blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beater.
Beater scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pak doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beater.
Beater lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pak will feel that in the morning.
Beater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pak shoots in but Beater avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beater scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beater.
Pak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beater defends well and Pak ends up having to push Beater into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beater pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beater prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pak is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Beater.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beater misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beater throws a right and a left that Pak avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by Beater. Beautiful body shot.
Beater instigates a clinch.
Beater misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pak has Beater pushed against the cage.
Pak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Beater to keep the fight standing.
Beater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pak can do to turn this around?
Beater working aggressively here.
Beater throws a head punch that misses.
Beater misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Beater.
Pak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pak wants to take the fight to the mat but Beater manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Beater.
Pak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beater is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Meat Beater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Ming Pak.
Beater can't find room to land a body shot as Pak controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Beater.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pak.
Pak working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beater gets through Pak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Beater.
Pak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beater throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paks head.
Pak can't find room to land a body shot as Beater controls the action.
Pak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beater prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pak backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Beater.
Beater scores with a shot to the side of Pak's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beater pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pak tries to pull guard but Beater holds him up against the cage and eventually Pak drops back down to his feet.
Beater stalling in the clinch.
Pak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pak is working for takedown but Beater is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meat Beater has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Beater.
Beater tries to work over Pak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beater lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beater gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pak can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater lands a right hand.
Beater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pak backwards.
Beater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beater breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Beater.
Beater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beater misses with a double jab.
Beater throws a jab but it's blocked by Pak.
Beater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pak dodges the punch combination from Beater.
Pak with a poor takedown
and Beater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Beater.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beater swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pak.
Pak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pak circles away quickly and effectively.
Beater wants to slow Pak down by chopping away at his legs.
Pak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beater swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pak.
Beater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Beater is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Beater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beater circles away.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
Beater scores with a nice head shot.
Beater stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beater wants it to stay on the feet.
Beater connects with a single shot there.
Good exchange - Beater coming out on top.
Beater throws a right hand that Pak ducks under and follows up with a left that Pak also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pak avoids the head kick by Beater.
Pak with a poor takedown
and Pak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meat Beater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Ming Pak.
Beater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pak circles away quickly and effectively.
Beater moves into range and clinches up with Pak.
Beater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a body shot but no joy.
Beater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Beater. No joy for Pak on that attempt.
Beater closes the distance and clinches.
Pak misses with a punch on the inside.
Beater stalling in the clinch but Pak improves position.
Beater scores with a shot to the side of Pak's head.
Beater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beater is looking to clinch.
Beater connects with a body shot that sends Pak's belly button to the back.
Pak dives in and grabs Beater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beater pushes down on Pak's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Beater. No joy for Pak on that attempt.
Pak is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Beater connects with an inside leg kick.
Dong Ming Pak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beater stuffs the takedown attempt from Pak. Pak gets slowly back to his feet.
Beater throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beater throws the left hand but Pak avoids the punch easily.
Beater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beater swivels and escapes.
Pak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Beater.
It looks like Dong Ming Pak has been cut.
Beater throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak shoots and misses
and Beater counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beater.
Beater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beater scores with a shot to the side of Pak's head.
Pak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pak swings wildly with an uppercut but Beater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pak fails to pull guard.
Beater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beater lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beater as Pak tries to tie him up.
Pak wants a takedown but no success here.
Pak has a couple of punches blocked by Beater.
A short left from Beater.
Pak goes for a takedown attempt but Beater pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beater. Beater obviously looking to wear him down.
Pak looks to land a combination but Beater avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beater works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pak looks for a takedown but Beater sprawls well.
Beater scores with a leg kick.
Pak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pak fails with a takedown attempt.
Pak bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Meat Beater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beater tries to escape but Pak is in control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meat Beater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beater, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 40:35
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 40:35
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 40:35
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Beater!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Bessmertin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson and Artem Bessmertin. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Bessmertin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bessmertin slips under a jab.
McTearson throws a head kick but Bessmertin moves out of range.
McTearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bessmertin has taken the fight to the clinch.
McTearson misses with the head strike.
Bessmertin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McTearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Bessmertin scores with a shot to the side of McTearson's head.
McTearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bessmertin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bessmertin misses with a right hand
letting McTearson counter with a right hand.
McTearson throws a nice looking combination but Bessmertin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McTearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bessmertin throws a looping overhand right but McTearson ducks down to avoid it.
McTearson misses with a series of wild punches.
McTearson throws a right and a left that Bessmertin avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bessmertin as McTearson shoots in.
Bessmertin shoots for a takedown but McTearson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bessmertin blocks a head kick by McTearson.
Bessmertin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bessmertin misses with a wild body shot.
Bessmertin missing with a left hand there. McTearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McTearson.
Bessmertin cracks McTearson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bessmertin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McTearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bessmertin connects with a single shot there.
McTearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bessmertin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bessmertin slips a jab from McTearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson slips a jab from Bessmertin.
McTearson misses the body punch
and Bessmertin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McTearson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson is pulling down on Bessmertin's head. It's preventing any offense from Bessmertin, at least for the moment.
My spies in Gym Beam inform me that Bessmertin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bessmertin wants to control from the top but McTearson keeps moving.
Bessmertin wants to pass the guard but McTearson is keeping the position.
Bessmertin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bessmertin stopping the sweep attempt from McTearson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McTearson controls Bessmertin momentarily but Bessmertin frees himself.
Bessmertin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McTearson is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bessmertin lands a nice shot that snaps McTearson's head back.
McTearson throws a lazy body kick
and Bessmertin counters with a shoot takedown. McTearson fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bessmertin is looking to work some ground and pound but McTearson has wrist control.
Bessmertin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bessmertin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bessmertin stands and throws McTearson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Bessmertin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bessmertin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McTearson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Check out the look on Bessmertin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bessmertin working the head with strikes.
Bessmertin working the ground and pound but McTearson is defending the strikes.
Bessmertin looks up at the clock and then as McTearson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bessmertin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bessmertin wants to lay and pray for a moment but McTearson keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bessmertin is putting a hurting on McTearson here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Bessmertin dominated that round.
That's time! McTearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bessmertin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McTearsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from McTearson misses.
McTearson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bessmertin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bessmertin defending well as McTearson loads up on a big left hand.
McTearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bessmertin looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
Bessmertin lands a right hook to the body.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Bessmertin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessmertin lands with a nice body punch.
McTearson motions for Bessmertin to come forward. McTearson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bessmertin throws a lazy right hand but McTearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Bessmertin moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from McTearson. Those never looked like landing.
Bessmertin jabs McTearson right on the nose. McTearson blinks but takes it well.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bessmertin.
Bessmertin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McTearson on the side of the head.
Bessmertin throws a front kick aimed at McTearson's knee but McTearson avoids it well.
Jab by Bessmertin.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bessmertin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bessmertin shoots in for a takedown but McTearson shows good takedown defense.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bessmertin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bessmertin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McTearson tries to avoid it but Bessmertin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McTearson to the ground. McTearson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rufus McTearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artem Bessmertin.
A left lands for McTearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bessmertin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McTearson has time to react.
Bessmertin jabs McTearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bessmertin avoids a kick to the body.
McTearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bessmertin swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bessmertin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rufus McTearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bessmertin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McTearson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin swats away the attempt to clinch by McTearson.
Rufus McTearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bessmertin takes a kick to the side of the head.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bessmertin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McTearson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bessmertin throwing strikes from guard but McTearson blocks nicely.
Bessmertin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bessmertin wants to control from the top but McTearson keeps moving.
Bessmertin postures up and lands a big shot to McTearson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin throwing strikes but missing.
Bessmertin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McTearson's head.
Bessmertin landing some decent shots from guard.
Bessmertin distracts McTearson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bessmertin lands a couple of digs.
Bessmertin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Bessmertin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
Bessmertin tries to move into range but McTearson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McTearson tries to clinch there but Bessmertin circles away.
Bessmertin swats away the attempt to clinch by McTearson.
McTearson misses with a hook.
McTearson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bessmertin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bessmertin ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
McTearson lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessmertin moves into range and connects with a jab.
McTearson misses with a double jab.
Bessmertin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McTearson looks to land a body kick but Bessmertin moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bessmertin lands a slapping body shot.
Bessmertin loads up on a big right hand but McTearson slips the punch.
Bessmertin dodges the punch combination from McTearson.
McTearson misses with a kick to the body
so Bessmertin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bessmertin preventing the sweep.
McTearson working a defensive guard here.
Bessmertin lands a couple of elbows.
Bessmertin looking to sit in guard and control but McTearson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bessmertin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bessmertin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bessmertin winds up and cracks McTearson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bessmertin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McTearson's head.
Bessmertin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McTearson tries to roll over but Bessmertin keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bessmertin working the head and body with strikes.
McTearson is looking to control Bessmertin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McTearson avoid being mounted?
McTearson is refusing to be controlled, as Bessmertin sits in half guard.
Bessmertin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bessmertin working over McTearson with some ground and pound. McTearson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Artem Bessmertin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bessmertin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bessmertin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McTearson gets back to full guard.
McTearson is looking for a triangle but Bessmertin pushes his legs off easily.
Bessmertin working some strikes from top position.
Bessmertin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McTearson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bessmertin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McTearson but McTearson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Bessmertin moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Artem Bessmertin just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Bessmertin blocks the leg kick.
McTearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McTearson loads up on a big right hand but Bessmertin slips the punch.
Bessmertin moves away from the strike by McTearson.
Bessmertin connects with a leg kick. McTearson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bessmertin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McTearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTearson throws a push kick but Bessmertin slaps the foot to one side.
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick and Bessmertin moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson throws a hook to the side of Bessmertin's head but Bessmertin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Bessmertin lands an impressive looking overhand right. McTearson doesn't seem phased though.
Bessmertin throws a hook to the side of McTearson's head but McTearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessmertin misses the shot to the body.
Bessmertin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bessmertin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McTearson sprawls well initially but Bessmertin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bessmertin working McTearson over with strikes.
Bessmertin stops McTearson from getting back to his feet.
Bessmertin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bessmertin is pressing down on McTearson's thigh, looking to free his foot. McTearson is holding on for now.
McTearson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
McTearson won't allow Bessmertin to pass to mount.
Artem Bessmertin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson wants to control but Bessmertin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bessmertin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bessmertin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTearson throws out the jab.
Bessmertin misses with a body shot.
McTearson lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from McTearson misses its intended target.
McTearson tries to clinch but Bessmertin moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bessmertin, right into the meat.
McTearson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McTearson duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bessmertin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McTearson throws a push kick but Bessmertin slaps the foot to one side.
Bessmertin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as McTearson blocks the leg kick.
Bessmertin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McTearson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bessmertin misses the target.
McTearson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot by McTearson.
McTearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a leg kick
and Bessmertin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson is trying to maintain the position but Bessmertin is very close to passing his half guard.
McTearson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bessmertin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bessmertin trying to control the pace.
Rufus McTearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bessmertin is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Bessmertin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Bessmertin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bessmertin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 36:40
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 36:40
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 36:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Bessmertin!
Artem Bessmertin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto Jr misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto Jr moves away.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Sotto Jr throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sotto Jr throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sotto Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sotto Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sotto Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sotto Jr slips under a jab.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Sotto Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sotto Jr.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sotto Jr.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Sotto Jr's ribs.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Sotto Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Sotto Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sotto Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Sotto Jr does no damage.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
We've been informed that Sotto Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sotto Jr misses with a low kick.
Sotto Jr misses with a wild combination.
Sotto Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto Jr manages to avoid it.
Sotto Jr throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sotto Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sotto Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Sotto Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sotto Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sotto Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Sotto Jr shoots in and bounces Sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sotto Jr looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez wants to control the position but Sotto Jr says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sotto Jr is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sotto Jr is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Sotto Jr is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Sanchez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sotto Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've been hearing good reports from Sanchez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sotto Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Sotto Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Sotto Jr shakes it off.
Sotto Jr misses with the combination.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Sotto Jr moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Umberto Sotto Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sotto Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Sotto Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Sotto Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanchez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sotto Jr. That one must have hurt.
Sotto Jr misses with the body kick
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Diego Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Sotto Jr avoids it well.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a hook but Sotto Jr blocks it.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sotto Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sotto Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sotto Jr connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Sotto Jr takes one on the button.
Sotto Jr feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Sotto Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sotto Jr is rocked!
Sotto Jr staying out of range there.
Sotto Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Sotto Jr moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotto Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sotto Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Sotto Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sotto Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sotto Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sotto Jr throws out the jab.
A low kick from Sotto Jr misses
and Sanchez counters with a big right hand! Oh Sotto Jr is in trouble here! Sanchez follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Diego Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo comes to the cage accompanied by Theme of Sho. David has chosen PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo misses with a wild body shot.
Shinjo scores with a kick to the body.
Shinjo throws a shot to the body.
Shinjo tried to score with a low kick but David checks it.
Shinjo swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
David avoids the head kick by Shinjo.
Sho Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Shinjo is predictable there
and David counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shinjo thinking.
Shinjo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. David manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shinjo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinjo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shinjo throws a front kick aimed at David's knee but David avoids it well.
Shinjo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but David defends well and Shinjo ends up having to push David into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinjo's elbow.
Shinjo tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinjo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David is leaning against Shinjo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've been informed that David has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shinjo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinjo doesn't manage to clinch there - David circles away.
Shinjo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shinjo tries to clinch up.
Shinjo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinjo circles away.
David tries to score with a low kick but Shinjo moves his leg out of the way.
David changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
David throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinjo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but David avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from David.
David on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shinjo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinjo thows a leg kick but David checks it
letting David counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
David gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shinjo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and David dives on top into guard.
David wanted to stand there but Shinjo had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shinjo is trying to control. David wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shinjo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shinjo looks to land a strike but David avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shinjo throws a strike but David rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shinjo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shinjo is proving hard to escape from.
Shinjo wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shinjo throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Shinjo.
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinjo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shinjo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but David swivels and escapes.
Shinjo lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinjo gets a double leg takedown into David's guard.
Shinjo drops back, looking for a kneebar! David looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. David looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from David!
David decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shinjo to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo tries to close the distance and clinch up but David swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shinjo cracks the inside of David's front leg.
Shinjo throws a body kick that misses
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shinjo moves out of range of the body kick from David.
David lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shinjo takes a step back to recover.
David scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
David throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shinjo's head.
Shinjo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but David defends well and Shinjo ends up having to push David into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David tries to work over Shinjo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
David scores with an uppercut up the middle.
David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinjo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinjo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David wants to get back to his feet but Shinjo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shinjo looking to pass the guard.
David is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Shinjo dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. David knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shinjo working the head and body with strikes.
Shinjo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
David parries the strikes from Shinjo easily there. Shinjo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable David to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shinjo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
David parries the strikes from Shinjo easily there. Shinjo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable David to escape.
Shinjo prevents David from escaping the position.
Shinjo trying to control the action but David is working from the bottom.
Shinjo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Shinjo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, David has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shinjo but great work by David.
David decides to stand back up.
Nice sprawl there from David as Shinjo shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sho Shinjo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
David tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinjo jabs at David's body.
Larry David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shinjo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shinjo wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
Sho Shinjo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An elbow from Shinjo crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shinjo wants to take a breather but David manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Shinjo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo looking to sit in guard and control but David gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
David wanted to stand there but Shinjo had control of the position.
Shinjo is looking for a triangle here but David uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinjo throws a low kick but it's checked well by David.
Shinjo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping David at a distance.
Shinjo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinjo moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shinjo or perhaps it was just good defense by David, which made it look bad.
Shinjo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
David misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shinjo. That's going to slow David down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throws a leg kick which misses Shinjo's front leg but catches the back leg as Shinjo tries to avoid it.
Shinjo wants to clinch.
Shinjo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
David avoids the body shot from Shinjo.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David scores with a head kick. Shinjo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shinjo tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinjo blocks a head kick by David.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
Shinjo looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
Jab from David.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo tries to clinch there but David circles away.
David has closed the distance and engaged Shinjo in a clinch.
David misses with a punch to the body.
David digs a right hand into Shinjo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shinjo's gas tank.
Shinjo jumps guard but David turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shinjo can't break the clinch.
David lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shinjo or not.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinjo controls his hands.
Shinjo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but David is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from David - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinjo's elbow.
David misses with the head strike.
Shinjo lands a nice uppercut.
Shinjo can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shinjo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shinjo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shinjo lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
Shinjo closes the distance but David moves to the side
and David counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shinjo lands a right hook to the body.
David stuffs the takedown attempt from Shinjo. Shinjo gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from David misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinjo misses with an attempted mid kick.
David misses with the body kick
and Shinjo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shinjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinjo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. David tries to avoid it but Shinjo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag David to the ground. David escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shinjo.
Shinjo is looking to wear down David with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shinjo shoots for a takedown but David saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David scores with a hook to the body. Shinjo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for David.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
David lands with a nice body punch.
Shinjo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from David does it's job there.
David gets a clinch.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinjo controls his hands.
David tries to throw a body punch but Shinjo avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
Sho Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinjo wants to break the clinch but can't.
David is trying to break the clinch but Shinjo has him pressed against the cage.
David swings wildly with an uppercut but Shinjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
David throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
David digs a right hand underneath Shinjo's ribcage. Shinjo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
David has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David lands with a light punch inside.
David misses with a short punch on the inside.
David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David scores with a leg kick.
Shinjo misses with a takedown attempt - David sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shinjo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinjo circles away.
Shinjo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
David keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shinjo is looking for a kimura here.
Shinjo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on David's thigh. David counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Shinjo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! David is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shinjo, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
David stands up and waves to Shinjo to follow him.
Shinjo misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think David has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 37:40
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 37:39
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry David!
As Larry David got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Man I am so glad I was able to get the win tonight! That guy was one heck of a pain in the ass! Oi ! He took one heck of a whollop ! If I hadn't one this fight my manager was planning on giving me the axe, so it's good to know you all will be seeing me again! Bagles and locks on me at the deli'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is United States of America's National Anthem. Ijima has chosen Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulysses Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Ijima!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ijima lands a jab.
Grant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ijima's head backwards.
Ijima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Ijima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Grant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ijima counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ijima is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grant sees it coming and defends easily.
Grant wants to get back to his feet.
Ijima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grant keeps working.
Ijima not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima tries to pass to full mount but Grant defends it.
Ijima prevents Grant from standing back up.
Grant controlling the position well.
Ijima is looking to take a break and control but Grant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ijima blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ijima.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant throws a head kick that half lands.
Ijima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant scores with a jab. Ijima acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ijima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Grant misses.
Grant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ijima's sensitive parts.
Ijima takes one to the side of the head.
Ijima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grant tries to score with a low kick but Ijima moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Ijima is just out of range.
Grant throws a low kick but Ijima moves out of range easily.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ijima works Grant's body with a nice hook.
Grant is looking to clinch.
A big right from Ijima misses.
Grant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ijima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant throws a nice looking combination but Ijima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ijima manages to avoid it.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ijima.
Ijima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grant lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
Good leg kick by Grant there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ijima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Ijima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Grant pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ijima is out of range and Grant settles back down.
Ijima throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant misses with a leg kick.
Grant lands a head kick. Ijima smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A cross from Ijima lands.
Ijima has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Grant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grant walks into a straight right hand from Ijima.
Grant misses with a leg kick
and Ijima counters with a single leg into guard. Grant didn't expect that.
Ijima makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ijima stops Grant from standing up.
Grant has his feet on Ijima's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Grant lands a nice hook to Ijima's body. Ijima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grant throws a body punch but Ijima moves out of range.
Grant swings widly with a right hand
and Ijima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ijima.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ijima is working Grant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ijima won't allow Grant to get back to his feet.
Ijima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ijima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ijima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grant is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grant scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Grant misses with a combination
and Ijima counters by moving into the clinch.
Ijima looking to stall.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima tries to pull guard but Grant holds him up against the cage and eventually Ijima drops back down to his feet.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant cracks Ijima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ijima checks a low kick from Grant.
A swing and a miss from Ijima.
Ijima with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grant to score with a decent uppercut.
Ijima slips under a jab from Grant.
Ijima throws a lazy uppercut
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ijima wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Ulysses Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ijima is rocked!
Ijima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ijima is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Grant! Ijima is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Grant!
A relieved looking Ulysses Grant thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Ingvar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ingvar throws out the jab.
James scores with a jab to the head.
James misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from James.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ingvar. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James throws a lazy right hand but Ingvar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James scores with a kick to the body.
Ingvar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crunch! Ingvar slams his shin into James's torso.
Ingvar looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
Ingvar misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James drives through and clinches with Ingvar against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James prevents Ingvar from breaking the clinch.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ingvar misses with a body punch.
Ingvar misses with the head strike.
James blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Ingvar is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ingvar has his back to the cage.
Ingvar tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Ingvar back against the cage.
James told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ingvar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ingvar wants to stall.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Ingvar is blocking nicely.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ingvar backwards.
Ingvar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ingvar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ingvar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ingvar lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingvar's elbow.
James manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Ingvar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James pushes Ingvar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Ingvar tries to tie him up.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Ingvar prevents a body shot from James.
James pushes Ingvar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingvar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James lands a nice uppercut.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar wants to break the clinch but can't.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ingvars head.
A bit of stalling here from Ingvar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ingvar.
James tries a knee to the head but Ingvar blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ingvar has a couple of punches blocked by James.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar lands with a left to the head.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar blocks an uppercut.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar lands a right hand.
James tries to work over Ingvar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Ingvar swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from James on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ingvar looking to slow down the pace here.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ingvar backwards.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Ingvar backwards.
Ingvar misses with the head strike.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James trying to land knees to the body.
Ingvar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from James.
Ingvar is rocked!
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Ingvar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ingvar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ingvar seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Ingvar fails to land.
Ingvar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James trying to stall but Ingvar improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ingvar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Ingvar throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James throws a right and a left that Ingvar avoids nicely.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ingvar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
James looks to land a body kick but Ingvar moved away.
The crowd cheers as Ingvar lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
Ingvar swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James moves out of range as Ingvar strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
James bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ingvar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ingvar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ingvar.
Nice body kick there by Ingvar.
Ingvar avoids a punch combination nicely.
James lands a head kick. Ingvar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ingvar swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Ingvar throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Ingvar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from James finds it's target.
Ingvar ducks under a wild hook from James.
Rick James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James throws a leg kick
and Ingvar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. James is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingvar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
James tries to clinch there but Ingvar circles away.
Ingvar defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Ingvar throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ingvar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ingvar misses with a hook
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ingvar misses with a straight right.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ingvar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ingvar can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a head kick but Ingvar moves out of range.
Ingvar throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James ducks under a wild hook from Ingvar.
Ingvar moves out of range of the body kick from James.
Rick James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ingvar looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Ingvar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ingvar loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Ingvar throws a shot to the body.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ingvar.
James slips a jab from Ingvar.
James shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ingvar misses with a kick to the body.
Ingvar throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ingvar moves away.
Ingvar ducks under a wild hook from James.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ingvar tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from James misses.
Nice defenses there by James.
Ingvar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ingvar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James moves in looking to clinch but Ingvar pushes him off.
Ingvar throws a big shot that misses.
Ingvar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ingvar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick from James lands but Ingvar takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yngve Ingvar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from James.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Ingvar.
Ingvar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James wants to clinch up but Ingvar keeps it at a distance.
Rick James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ingvar misses with a straight left.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
James is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingvar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James throws a nice looking combination but Ingvar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ingvar throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Ingvar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a lazy head kick
and Ingvar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ingvar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Ingvar throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James forces Ingvar back against the cage and clinches.
Ingvar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ingvar can't break the clinch.
Ingvar swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
James dodges an elbow strike from Ingvar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ingvar.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ingvar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar takes an elbow to the temple.
James takes a shot to the head.
Ingvar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from James.
Rick James seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James misses with a knee strike.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ingvar lands with a left to the head.
Ingvar taking a breather.
Knees to the body from James.
James pushes Ingvar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar trying to stall but James improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Ingvar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ingvar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ingvar is keeping busy.
James misses with some punches.
Ingvar trying to control the position but instead, James has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ingvar into the cage.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Ingvar.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James tries to stall but Ingvar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ingvar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ingvar.
Ingvar throws an elbow that misses.
Ingvar breaks from the clinch.
Ingvar scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
James moves away from the strike by Ingvar.
Ingvar with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ingvar.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Ingvar misses.
Jab, jab by James - just one landing.
Ingvar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Ingvar misses.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ingvar at a distance.
James looks to land a combination but Ingvar avoids it well.
Ingvar's corner calls for a 1-2. Ingvar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Ingvar moves out of range easily.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Ingvar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Yngve Ingvar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
James cracks a nice hook into Ingvar's ribs.
Ingvar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ingvar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ingvar thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Ingvar off the cage and back into range.
Ingvar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ingvar throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James misses with a hook.
James does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar scores with a head kick. James tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
James misses with a wild combination.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ingvar.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ingvar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.
James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ingvar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James wants to slow Ingvar down by chopping away at his legs.
James misses with a body kick.
James darts in trying to clinch
and Ingvar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a straight right.
Ingvar misses with a straight left.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ingvar's corner calls for a 1-2. Ingvar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a looping overhand right but Ingvar ducks down to avoid it.
Ingvar fakes the leg kick and cracks James in the body.
A jab from Ingvar misses.
Ingvar throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Ingvar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Ingvar keeps the fight on the outside.
James misses with a straight left.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Ingvar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws the kick towards the body but Ingvar avoids it.
Ingvar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ingvar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.
Ingvar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ingvar lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
Ingvar looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick from James lands but Ingvar takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ingvar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Ingvar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ingvar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a lovely overhand right.
Ingvar with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James lands a body shot.
Yngve Ingvar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ingvar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from James misses
and Ingvar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ingvar throws a big shot that misses.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Ingvar is just out of range.
James slips under a jab.
James connects with a nice looking jab.
A leg kick checked by Ingvar.
Rick James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick James.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 36:40
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 36:40
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 36:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick James!
After the fight, Rick James was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Caged in A Rage . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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33
184 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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27
182 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahapussi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rahapussi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Immanuel will feel that in the morning.
Rahapussi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Immanuel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi throws a jab but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Taisto Rahapussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahapussi misses with a leg kick
and Immanuel counters with a series of strikes. Rahapussi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rahapussi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Immanuel blocks the low kick.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Immanuel closes the distance and pushes Rahapussi back into the cage.
Rahapussi dodges an elbow strike from Immanuel.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahapussi tries to break free but Immanuel pushes him back against the cage.
Immanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rahapussis head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to work over Rahapussi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Immanuel throws an elbow that misses.
Immanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Immanuel presses Rahapussi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Immanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Rahapussi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Immanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahapussi controls his hands.
Rahapussi goes for a takedown attempt but Immanuel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Immanuel.
A solid body kick from Immanuel.
Rahapussi looks to land a body kick but Immanuel moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahapussi walks into a left hand.
Rahapussi misses with a body kick.
Immanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rahapussi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahapussi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rahapussi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Immanuel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Immanuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Immanuel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Immanuel clinches with his opponent.
Immanuel tries to work over Rahapussi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahapussi jumps guard but Immanuel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Rahapussi.
Rahapussi can't break the clinch.
Rahapussi effectively controlling the action here.
Rahapussi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Immanuel.
A swing and a miss from Immanuel.
Rahapussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahapussi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rahapussi misses with the body kick
and Immanuel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Rahapussi misses.
Rahapussi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Rahapussi misses
and Immanuel counters with an inside leg kick.
Rahapussi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Immanuel can pounce on him.
Rahapussi throws a body kick that misses.
Immanuel lands a nice looking body kick.
Rahapussi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rahapussi connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel moves out of range of the leg kick from Rahapussi.
Immanuel checks a low kick from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi is looking to score with low kicks.
Rahapussi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Immanuel throws out the jab.
Rahapussi throws a jab when Immanuel was well out of range.
Immanuel blocks a leg kick.
Rahapussi looks for the body kick but Immanuel saw that one coming.
Immanuel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Immanuel wants to slow Rahapussi down by chopping away at his legs.
Immanuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahapussi. Rahapussi obviously looking to wear him down.
Immanuel throws out a leg kick but Rahapussi moves out of range and Immanuel only half commits.
Rahapussi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Immanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahapussi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Immanuel's sensitive parts.
Immanuel clinches up with Rahapussi and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeshua Immanuel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Immanuel cracks Rahapussi with an open hand slap.
Immanuel slips a jab from Rahapussi.
A big right from Rahapussi misses.
Immanuel closes the distance and pushes Rahapussi back into the cage.
Rahapussi can't break the clinch.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rahapussi tries to pull guard but Immanuel holds him up against the cage and eventually Rahapussi drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rahapussi jumps guard but Immanuel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahapussi's elbow.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Immanuel.
Yeshua Immanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahapussi is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi is looking to break free of the clinch but Immanuel has double underhooks.
Rahapussi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Immanuel as the two fighters clinch.
Immanuel pushes Rahapussi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahapussi trying to control the position but instead, Immanuel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rahapussi into the cage.
Immanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Immanuel misses with a body punch.
A short left from Immanuel.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Rahapussi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Immanuel gets through Rahapussi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rahapussi tries to pull guard but Immanuel holds him up against the cage and eventually Rahapussi drops back down to his feet.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Rahapussi.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Immanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahapussi controls his hands.
Immanuel lands a left hand.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rahapussi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rahapussi is still on wobbly legs! Can Immanuel finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a big right hand that drops Rahapussi! The killer instinct kicks in and Immanuel finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Immanuel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yeshua Immanuel!
A very excited looking Yeshua Immanuel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reyes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad House Music ('98 Dub Mix). Black has chosen yes as his entrance music. Mr Black will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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33
156 lbs
28 - 8 - 1 |
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39
160 lbs
46 - 23 - 3 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Riel Dan Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 23 - 3, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes moves away from the strike by Black.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black misses with a low kick.
Reyes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reyes throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reyes.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Reyes works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reyes takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Black on his heels. He'll look to pass Black's guard now, I'm sure.
Black working for a triangle but Reyes defends it easily.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reyes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black wants to sweep here but Reyes controlling him for the moment.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Reyes won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black pulls Reyes in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reyes preventing the sweep.
Reyes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Black regains half guard.
Reyes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Reyes is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looking for submissions off his back.
Black is looking to control Reyes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Reyes lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reyes in particular looking to stall.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've been hearing that Reyes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Black wants to sweep here but Reyes controlling him for the moment.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reyes is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reyes advances position into side control!
Reyes cracks Black with a big elbow.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
Reyes trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Reyes cracks Black with a big right hand but Black just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reyes is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reyes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Dan Reyes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reyes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Black sprawls well initially but Reyes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black is pressing down on Reyes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reyes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reyes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Reyes won't allow Black to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reyes is trying to keep Black in close.
Reyes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Black is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes wants to get back to full guard.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reyes defending well though.
Reyes has hold of Black's hands but Black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Reyes defends it.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Black misses with a head shot. Reyes uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Reyes blocks nicely.
Reyes is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Black postures up and lands a big shot to Reyes's brow.
Reyes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.
Black trying to control the position.
Reyes stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Reyes postures up.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reyes is one step ahead there.
Black working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reyes trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black tries to get to full guard but Reyes has control of the leg.
Reyes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reyes scoring with some ground and pound.
Black trying to control the position.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reyes is pushing down on Black's leg trying to pass to half guard. Black is fighting to maintain full guard but Reyes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reyes lands strikes from half guard.
Black regains full guard. Nicely done.
Black keeping full guard, as Reyes tries to pass.
Black has Reyes pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reyes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Riel Dan Reyes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Black tries to score with a low kick but Reyes moves his leg out of the way.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes scores with a shot to the body.
Black shoots and misses
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Reyes stuffs the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Black enables Reyes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Black manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black looking to control but Reyes passes into half guard.
Black is looking to improve his position.
Reyes is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to improve his position.
Reyes is trying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reyes connects with a nice short shot to Black's temple.
Riel Dan Reyes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black wants to improve his position but Reyes is controlling well.
Reyes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reyes is working away from the top position though.
Reyes lands strikes from half guard.
Black wants to get back to full guard but Reyes has passed into side control.
Reyes is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Black's shoulder. That is not cool.
Black gets back to half guard.
Reyes passes to full mount!
Reyes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reyes prevents Black from getting the reversal.
Reyes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Black is looking to get to half guard.
Reyes with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes with a couple of short strikes.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reyes lands a big elbow.
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Reyes has a good base and remains in mount.
Reyes controlling the position easily from mount.
Reyes cracks Black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reyes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reyes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Black is rocked!
Reyes breaks from Black's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Reyes finish him?
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reyes postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Black badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Reyes around the waist but Reyes pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Reyes is the winner by TKO! Reyes jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riel Dan Reyes!
Our winner, Riel Dan Reyes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong comes to the cage accompanied by Hong Entrance Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sampsa Siloposki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong misses with the body kick
and Siloposki counters with a one-two to the body.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Siloposki's front leg but catches the back leg as Siloposki tries to avoid it.
Hong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Siloposki slips under a jab from Hong.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Siloposki.
Siloposki lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Hong moves out of range as Siloposki throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Siloposki.
Siloposki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Siloposki lands a nice looking body shot.
Hong lands with a kick to the temple. Siloposki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Sampsa Siloposki has been cut.
We've been informed that Siloposki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong throws a hook but Siloposki avoids it easily.
Siloposki lands a right hook to the body.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Siloposki. That did some damage!
Siloposki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Siloposki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Siloposki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
A telegraphed right hand from Siloposki misses the target.
Siloposki fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Siloposki finds it's target.
Siloposki wants to clinch up but Hong keeps it at a distance.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Siloposki connects with a jab.
Siloposki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Siloposki tries to score with a low kick but Hong moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Siloposki misses.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Siloposki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siloposki throws a body kick that misses.
Siloposki misses with a body shot.
Hong swings for the body but Siloposki moves out of range.
Siloposki slips a straight right by Hong.
Siloposki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hong.
Siloposki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hong. Hong obviously looking to wear him down.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Siloposki.
Hong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Siloposki. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Siloposki finds it's way through Hong's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Siloposki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siloposki lands a two punch combo.
Siloposki needs to keep his hands up - Hong had a free shot at his head there.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong gets tackled into the cage by Siloposki. Siloposki maintains the clinch.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong looking to throw knees to the head but Siloposki is blocking nicely.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but Siloposki blocks with his arms.
Hong working aggressively here.
Siloposki has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Siloposki swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Siloposki.
Siloposki breaks the clinch.
Siloposki lands with a kick to the temple. Hong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Siloposki is out of range.
Hong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Siloposki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
Hong moves out of range as Siloposki strikes.
Hong is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Siloposki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Siloposki moves away and avoids it.
Siloposki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong jabs at Siloposki's body.
Siloposki connects with a body shot.
Hong throws a series of punches but Siloposki avoids them all with ease.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siloposki can pounce on him.
Hong throws the left hand but Siloposki avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Siloposki counters with a straight right hand.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on Siloposki's shoulder, as Siloposki tries to avoid the shot.
Siloposki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
Siloposki scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and Siloposki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hong tried to score with a low kick but Siloposki checks it.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Siloposki lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampsa Siloposki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Siloposki throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
Hong walks into a straight right hand from Siloposki.
Hong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Siloposki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hong misses with a straight left.
That kick from Hong tenderised Siloposki's leg. Siloposki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Siloposki throws an off balance right hand
and Hong counters with a left to the body.
Siloposki throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
Siloposki slips a jab from Hong.
Siloposki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Siloposki throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Siloposki moves in looking to clinch but Hong pushes him off.
Hong throws a jab when Siloposki was well out of range.
Siloposki misses with the combination.
Siloposki misses with a right hand
and Siloposki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Siloposki dodges the punch combination from Hong.
Hong misses with a right hand
and Siloposki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Siloposki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Siloposki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Siloposki moves out of range of the leg kick from Hong.
Siloposki throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Siloposki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siloposki throws out the jab.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siloposki.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Siloposki misses with an uppercut.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Siloposki is just out of range.
Siloposki connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a body punch but Siloposki moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Siloposki misses
and Hong counters with a leg kick.
Siloposki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Siloposki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Siloposki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Siloposki.
Siloposki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Siloposki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sampsa Siloposki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siloposki takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong throws a low kick but Siloposki avoids it.
Hong throws a wild body kick that Siloposki sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheers as Siloposki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hong doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong slips a straight right by Siloposki.
Siloposki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Siloposki.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Siloposki looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Siloposki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hong lunges at Siloposki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Siloposki's hand.
Nice cross by Hong.
Siloposki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hong throws a wild body kick that Siloposki sees coming a mile off.
Siloposki lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siloposki throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hong is looking to score with low kicks.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Siloposki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Siloposki tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Siloposki takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Siloposki misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Siloposki.
Siloposki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
Siloposki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
Hong throws a solid leg kick but Siloposki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hong.
Siloposki moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kris Hong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hong blocks a head kick by Siloposki.
Siloposki checks a leg kick nicely.
Siloposki takes the fight into the clinch.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but Siloposki blocks with his arms.
Siloposki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
Siloposki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Siloposki on the inside.
Siloposki misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siloposki tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siloposki is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki struggles to land a body shot inside as Hong controls his hands.
Siloposki breaks the clinch.
Siloposki defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Siloposki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Siloposki takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Siloposki tries to clinch but Hong is having none of it.
Siloposki throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Siloposki just misses with a punch to the body.
Siloposki throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siloposki, right into the meat.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Siloposki moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Siloposki looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Siloposki throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Siloposki slips the punch.
Siloposki tries to clinch up but Hong circles away and keeps his distance.
Siloposki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hong. Hong obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siloposki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Siloposki looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hong.
Hong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Siloposki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong avoids the head kick by Siloposki.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Hong throws a leg kick but Siloposki checks it.
Nice shot by Hong.
Siloposki lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Siloposki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siloposki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siloposki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Hong scores with a nice head shot.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Siloposki counters with a body kick.
Siloposki avoids the head kick by Hong.
Siloposki scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki tries to clinch
and Hong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Siloposki.
Siloposki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siloposki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siloposki lands with a straight right. Hong didn't see that one coming.
Hong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong walks into a jab.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Siloposki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Hong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Siloposki on the side of the head.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Siloposki moves in looking to clinch but Hong pushes him off.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Siloposki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Siloposki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Hong clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Siloposki is looking to slow Hong down with leg kicks.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Siloposki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siloposki misses with a left hand
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Hong misses.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hong lands a jab to Siloposki's midsection.
Siloposki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siloposki. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong throws a leg kick but Siloposki sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong scores with a nice strike.
Siloposki lands a slapping body shot.
Hong throws a hook but Siloposki avoids it easily.
Hong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Siloposki throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong throws a leg kick but Siloposki moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hong in his tracks.
Siloposki misses with a two punch combination.
Siloposki is looking to score with low kicks.
Siloposki tries to clinch there but Hong circles away.
Siloposki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong tries to move into range but Siloposki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Hong tenderised Siloposki's leg. Siloposki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Siloposki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
You can see that Siloposki has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Siloposki wants to clinch up but Hong keeps it at a distance.
Siloposki misses with a double jab.
Siloposki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong ducks right into an uppercut from Siloposki.
Siloposki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hong. Hong obviously looking to wear him down.
Hong stuns Siloposki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siloposki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Siloposki misses.
Siloposki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Siloposki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Siloposki on the side of the head.
Hong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hong throws a leg kick but Siloposki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Siloposki throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki misses with a kick to the body.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Siloposki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong checks a leg kick nicely.
Siloposki throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Siloposki.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Hong lands a nice hook to Siloposki's body. Siloposki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Hong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siloposki's calf.
Siloposki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Siloposki ducks down to avoid it.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Siloposki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hong slips a straight right by Siloposki.
A nice leg kick lands there from Siloposki.
Sampsa Siloposki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hong's hands.
Siloposki throws a nice looking combination but Hong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siloposki throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siloposki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hong.
Siloposki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice body punch from Siloposki.
Hong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong scores with a body shot.
Hong lands an overhand right.
Siloposki misses with a low kick as Hong jumps back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Siloposki. That did some damage!
Hong with a hook.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Siloposki.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kris Hong.
I think Hong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 39:38
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 39:37
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Hong!
In his post fight interview, Kris Hong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kravinoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Kravinoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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180 cm
32
195 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Kravinoff!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kravinoff, right into the meat.
Kravinoff is looking to slow Thorsen down with leg kicks.
Thorsen ducks under a wild hook from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff misses with a kick to the body
and Thorsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kravinoff sizes up Thorsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
Kravinoff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kravinoff misses with a low kick.
Kravinoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kravinoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorsen takes one to the chin there.
Kravinoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsen.
Thorsen throws a leg kick but Kravinoff sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Kravinoff finds it's way through Thorsen's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kravinoff tries to land a front kick but Thorsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kravinoff looks to land a combination. Thorsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thorsen shoots in looking for a takedown. Kravinoff tries to sprawl out of it but Thorsen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kravinoff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravinoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Thorsen blocks the low kick.
Thorsen moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Kravinoff.
Thorsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kravinoff tries to land a front kick but Thorsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kravinoff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thorsen misses with a few strikes there.
Kravinoff scores with a leg kick.
Kravinoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorsen is looking to wear down Kravinoff with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the liver by Thorsen. Beautiful body shot.
Kravinoff misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen moves out of range as Kravinoff throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Thorsen.
Kravinoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorsen.
Decent striking displayed by Kravinoff there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kravinoff scores with a push kick.
Thorsen dodges the punch combination from Kravinoff.
Thorsen throws a wild body kick that Kravinoff sees coming a mile off.
Thorsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thorsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kravinoff doesn't seem bothered though.
Kravinoff walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff lands a body shot.
Thorsen connects with a body shot that sends Kravinoff's belly button to the back.
Thorsen throws a lazy right hand but Kravinoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen avoids the body shot from Kravinoff.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kravinoff.
Thorsen moves away from the strike by Kravinoff.
Thorsen throws a leg kick which misses Kravinoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Kravinoff tries to avoid it.
Kravinoff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Kravinoff misses.
Thorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thorsen slips a straight right by Kravinoff.
Kravinoff gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kravinoff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kravinoff swings for the body but Thorsen moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Thorsen.
Kravinoff checks the leg kick.
Thorsen is looking to slow Kravinoff down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravinoff tries to land a body kick
and Thorsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thorsen throws a leg kick which misses Kravinoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Kravinoff tries to avoid it.
Kravinoff throws a low kick but Thorsen moves out of range easily.
Kravinoff drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kravinoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorsen is keeping the position for now.
Thorsen trying to keep a closed guard but Kravinoff is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thorsen is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kravinoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thorsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kravinoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Kravinoff.
Thorsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kravinoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorsen.
Kravinoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kravinoff misses with a body shot.
Kravinoff throws the left hand but Thorsen avoids the punch easily.
Kravinoff lands a leg kick that knocks Thorsen off balance momentarily.
Kravinoff misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsen moves out of range of the body kick from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kravinoff throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Thorsen. Those never looked like landing.
Kravinoff throws a body punch but Thorsen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravinoff misses with a jab to the body
and Thorsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kravinoff moves out of range as Thorsen throws a body kick.
Kravinoff blocks the body kick.
Kravinoff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kravinoff working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thorsen wants to control but Kravinoff postures up.
Thorsen is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Thorsen wants to control but Kravinoff postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorsen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kravinoff.
The ground and pound from Kravinoff seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thorsen is not content to let Kravinoff control the position.
Thorsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kravinoff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kravinoff tries to move into full mount but can't pass Thorsen's legs.
Kravinoff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen is looking for a sweep.
Kravinoff working the head and body with strikes.
Thorsen is not content to let Kravinoff control the position.
Kravinoff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Thorsen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kravinoff is looking to take a break and control but Thorsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kravinoff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kravinoff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sergei Kravinoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thorsen tries to improve position but can't.
Thorsen struggling a bit here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kravinoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kravinoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsen.
Kravinoff checks a low kick from Thorsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kravinoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good shot there by Kravinoff.
Ejnar Thorsen's cut is getting worse.
Kravinoff misses with a hook
and Thorsen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thorsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sergei Kravinoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kravinoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kravinoff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kravinoff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thorsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thorsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kravinoff misses with a kick to the body.
Kravinoff scores with a nice strike.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Kravinoff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thorsen swings for the body but Kravinoff moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kravinoff misses with a wild body shot.
Thorsen misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravinoff lands with a nice body kick.
Kravinoff scores with a sloppy right hand. Thorsen should have avoided that one.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick which misses Thorsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Thorsen tries to avoid it.
Thorsen checks a leg kick.
A jab from Kravinoff misses.
Thorsen misses with a combination
and Kravinoff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorsen avoids a kick to the body.
Thorsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thorsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sergei Kravinoff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kravinoff misses with a body shot.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Kravinoff misses the target.
Kravinoff throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Kravinoff misses with a straight left.
Thorsen blocks a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Thorsen scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kravinoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thorsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kravinoff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thorsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kravinoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorsen.
Kravinoff is looking to slow Thorsen down with leg kicks.
Kravinoff misses with a straight right.
Kravinoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorsen throws a shot from downtown. Kravinoff moves away and avoids it.
Kravinoff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kravinoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kravinoff lands a nice shot to the body.
Kravinoff is looking to land body kicks.
Thorsen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kravinoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thorsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thorsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kravinoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorsen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thorsen's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Kravinoff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thorsen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff being controlled here momentarily.
Kravinoff preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kravinoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kravinoff trying to control but Thorsen is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thorsen holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kravinoff really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kravinoff lands an overhand right.
Thorsen checks a leg kick.
Thorsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kravinoff clobbers Thorsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kravinoff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick which misses Thorsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Thorsen tries to avoid it.
Kravinoff throws a low kick but Thorsen moves out of range easily.
Kravinoff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kravinoff moves out of range as Thorsen throws a body kick.
Thorsen scores with a shot to the body.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thorsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kravinoff shoots in looking for a takedown. Thorsen tries to sprawl out of it but Kravinoff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thorsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kravinoff is looking to score with low kicks.
Ejnar Thorsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen blocks a head kick by Kravinoff.
Thorsen with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Thorsen.
Kravinoff thows a body kick. Thorsen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kravinoff moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thorsen checks a leg kick.
Thorsen thumps Kravinoff with a low kick.
Kravinoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kravinoff swings for the body but Thorsen moves out of range.
Kravinoff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thorsen swings for the body but Kravinoff moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thorsen misses the body punch
and Kravinoff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thorsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorsen stuns Kravinoff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen connects with a leg kick. Kravinoff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thorsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kravinoff makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kravinoff is just out of range.
Kravinoff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thorsen in his tracks.
Thorsen scores with a leg kick.
Thorsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff scores with a leg kick.
Kravinoff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kravinoff misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a leg kick but Kravinoff checks it.
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorsen throws a push kick but Kravinoff slaps the foot to one side.
Kravinoff throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thorsen lands a head shot.
Kravinoff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kravinoff throws a lazy body kick
and Thorsen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thorsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kravinoff - the referee stops the clock and Thorsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kravinoff. Thorsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kravinoff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kravinoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kravinoff misses with an uppercut
and Thorsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Kravinoff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kravinoff is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorsen clobbers Kravinoff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Kravinoff misses the target.
Kravinoff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kravinoff scores with a spinning back kick!
Thorsen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kravinoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thorsen misses with a left hand
and Kravinoff counters with a good low kick that Thorsen was not able to check.
Kravinoff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thorsen with a hook.
Kravinoff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kravinoff misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Kravinoff tenderised Thorsen's leg. Thorsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kravinoff dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kravinoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thorsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thorsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thorsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kravinoff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thorsen throws a shot to the body.
Kravinoff blocks the body kick.
Kravinoff connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thorsen momentarily.
Thorsen tries to bum rush Kravinoff with a series of wild strikes but Kravinoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kravinoff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Thorsen does it's job there.
Thorsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Kravinoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kravinoff.
Thorsen feints and then cracks Kravinoff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kravinoff down.
Kravinoff throws the kick towards the body but Thorsen avoids it.
Kravinoff lands a head shot.
Thorsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kravinoff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Kravinoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kravinoff scores with a kick to the body.
Kravinoff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thorsen. Thorsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kravinoff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kravinoff avoids the body shot from Thorsen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kravinoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff shoots for a takedown but Thorsen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thorsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravinoff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kravinoff.
Thorsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kravinoff misses with a kick to the body.
Thorsen looks to land a body kick but Kravinoff moved away.
Kravinoff throws a push kick but Thorsen slaps the foot to one side.
Thorsen walks into a stiff left hand from Kravinoff.
Thorsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Kravinoff misses.
Ejnar Thorsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorsen misses with a double jab.
Kravinoff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Thorsen finds it's target.
Thorsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thorsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kravinoff to score with a decent uppercut.
Kravinoff lands with a hook. Thorsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kravinoff throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kravinoff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kravinoff throws a chopping leg kick but Thorsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Kravinoff tries to bum rush Thorsen with a series of wild strikes but Thorsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thorsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kravinoff - the referee stops the clock and Thorsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kravinoff. Thorsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thorsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thorsen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kravinoff throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kravinoff bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thorsen's head backwards.
Kravinoff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Sergei Kravinoff has been cut.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorsen misses with a wild body shot.
Kravinoff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kravinoff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Thorsen misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Kravinoff.
Thorsen throws a hook but Kravinoff blocks it.
Thorsen misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergei Kravinoff.
Well Kravinoff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Kravinoff!
Sergei Kravinoff is the new middleweight champion!
Sergei Kravinoff made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sergei is done fucking around. Time to take over Tycoon world.'.
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